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NASA Center: Ames Research Center
Image # : A-26921-B
Date : 01/01/1963

Title

Impact Studies

Full Description

The photo shows the "energy flash" when a projectile launched at speeds up to 17,000 mph impacts a solid surface at the Hypervelocity Ballistic Range at NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California. This test is used to simulate what happens when a piece of orbital debris hits a spacecraft in orbit.

Keywords

Hypervelocity Ballistics Range Micrometeors Ablation Naval Gun Plant Ames Research Center

Subject Category

Space Probes,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: AMES
  • Center Number: A-26921-B
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001643

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail .jpg 88 68 12
Small .jpg 629 484 287
Medium .jpg 1474 1135 1,648
Large .jpg 2948 2269 7,572

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